The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Alhaji Abdullahi Yola, on Thursday said his ministry was ready to prosecute any person indicted by relevant agencies of government for looting public fund.
Yola said this in an interview with State House correspondents shortly after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the ministry’s activities inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said the prosecution could only be done when agencies found the individuals wanting and make their findings available to his ministry.
He added that so far, no such indicting report had been received by the ministry.
Yola said, “If the ministry receives investigations concluded by the responsible agencies, we will play our part.
“We will play our part with the prosecution of whoever has been found wanting and the security agencies have concluded investigation on that.
“At the moment, the ministry is not in receipt of any report concerning that.”
He said he used the opportunity of the meeting to brief the President on how the ministry has been conducting itself by maintaining the rule of law.
He said the President was given details of what the ministry had been doing from 2011 till date.
Yola said he also pledged to the President to continue cooperating with him to ensure that all the promises he made to Nigerians, as far as they relate to rule of law, are achieved.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Abdulkadir Musa, also told State House correspondents that his briefing with Buhari centered on jobs creation.
Musa said in the days ahead, the current administration would be doing everything possible to attract more investments and encourage businesses.
He said he got the President’s mandate to engage in talks with people who will assist in driving the agenda.
We’ll to prosecute indicted looters – Justice Ministry
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